DIY: embroidery hoop wall hangings

Hi lovelies! My name is Elyse and I write a little blog called Give Me Bows. Since the start of the year I have been learning to sew my own clothing, mostly dresses and skirts. I often spend a long time hunting down the cutest fabrics to use. So when I am finished with a sewing project, I really don't like to throw out the scraps of fabric leftover... even though they are not big enough to use for new projects.

That's why I have started turning my scraps of fabric into mini artworks to hang on the wall above my dressing table. I have started to amass quite a collection! Today I am going to show you how easy it is to turn your scraps of fabric - whether leftover from sewing projects, or taken from an old dress that no longer fits - into wall art for your home.

You Will Need: Leftover fabric scraps + Embroidery hoop or photo/artwork frame + Needle + Thread.



Step One: Slide the fabric into the embroidery hoop or photo/artwork frame. Make sure the fabric is taut.



Step Two: Use any remaining fabric to cut out little shapes and sew them on. I used a simple backstitch as I wanted the stitching to be visible. (Tip: If you have never used a needle and thread before, you could always cheat and use fabric glue instead.)



Step Three: Cut out a piece of cardboard and place it in the back of the frame to keep the threads and fabric in place.



Step Four: Flip the frame over and check that everything looks how you want it to.



Step Five: Find a place in your home that could use a little more character. Place pins or nails in the wall and hang up your new wall art!

I hope you enjoyed this simple DIY project. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me. A big thank you to Kate for letting me take over her blog for a day! Elyse x

adventures in embroidery

I've been pretty sick the last few days, so in order to keep my mind off how terrible I feel, my mom taught me how to embroider! I never thought I'd get the hang of it as quickly as I did, but now I'm really hooked! This is the last one I made yesterday, after I'd really gotten the hang of it.

My mom only had one color of embroidery floss, and I'm too sick to leave the house, so I had to send my dad on an emergency run to the craft store. As evidence that I frequent the craft store a little too much, I drew him an in-depth floor plan of the store so that he'd know where to find the embroidery floss.

Well, back to the embroidery, tissues, cough drops and movies for me. Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!